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Name: The Blackboard Bistro - Permanently Closed
Address: 4 Clare Street, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland, Republic of, 2
Telephone: (01) 676 6839
Price range: €30 and under
Rating: 4.5

The Blackboard Bistro - Permanently Closed

4.5 (190)

€30 and under

French

4 Clare Street, Dublin, Co. Dublin 2

About this restaurant

Permanently Closed -The Blackboard Bistro is a well known French Restaurant in Dublin 2. It is the perfect location to eat lunch or dinner while you discover one of the most interesting and fascinating parts of Georgian Dublin. It faces the National Gallery and is beside the beautiful Merrion Square and Trinity College.

Chef Patron Pierre Heyraud has brought to Dublin "Une cuisine elegante et gourmande". He creates food with simplicity and flavour. Pierre is a member of Euro-toques Ireland which represents Chefs who are committed to supporting small & artisan food producers & sourcing the best quality ingredients available locally & in season. The Blackboard Bistro changes its menu every few weeks to add freshness & seasonality.

The restaurant is simple, chic and bright. A place for intimate diners, groups of friends or professional meetings. It is somewhere where you can feel comfortable, enjoy conversation and the pleasure of good food and wine!

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
€30 and under
Cuisines
French, Irish
Hours of operation
Lunch Tuesday to Friday 12:15 - 2:30 Dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5:30 - late Closed Sunday & Monday
Phone number
(01) 676 6839
Website
http://theblackboardbistro.ie/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
4 Clare Street, Dublin, Co. Dublin 2
Neighborhood
Ballsbridge
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Banquet, Gluten-free Options

Marinated Pork Chop on the bone€15.95
Cauliflower Puree, Roasted Hazelnuts, Broad Beans
Grilled Fillet of Cod€17.50
Puy Lentils, Baby Spinach, Red Wine Jus & Hollandaise Sauce
Roast Haunch of Wild Venison€18.95
Braised Red Cabbage, Parsnip Puree & Juniper Berry Jus
Grilled Irish Rib€21.00
Eye Steak served with Pommes Salardaises, Mixed Leaves & Garlic Butter

DESSERTS

Orange Poppy Seed Cake€7.95
Vanilla Crème Anglaise, Mandarine & Mint Salad
Dark Belgian Chocolate & Caramel Mousse€7.95
Red Fruit Coulis
Affagato€4.50
Bourbom Vanilla Ice Cream topped with a shot of espresso coffee
Lemon Sorbet€6.95
Fresh Basil & a Splash of Vodka
French Farmhouse Cheese Platter€10.50

Set Dinner Menu

Early Bird Dining 2 courses 25.50/3 courses 28.50 Menu 2 courses 32.00 /3 courses 38.00 from 18:45 - 21:30

STARTERS

Rustic Fish Soup with Tomato
Smoked Haddock, Hake, Cockles & Trout
Warm Toulouse Sausage & New Potato Salad
Saute onion with Thyme
Tartiflette
Traditional Rustic Dish from the Haute Savoie. Potato, Roblochon Cheese, Smoked Pork Belly, Shallots & Crème Fraiche
Wild Mushroom Risotto with Garlic
Thyme & Parsley, white truffle Oil, Parmesan Shavings (2.00 supl)

MAIN COURSES

Marinated Pork Chop on the bone
Cauliflower Puree, Roasted Hazelnut, Broad Beans
Grilled Fillet of Cod
Puy Lentils, Baby Spinach, Red Wine Jus & Hollandaise Sauce
Roast Haunch of Wild Venison
Braised Cabbage, Parsnip Puree, Juniper Berry Jus
Prime Irish Rib-Eye Steak
served with Pommes Salardaises, Mixed Leaves & Garlic Butter (5 supl.)

DESSERTS

Affagato
Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream with a Shot of Espresso Coffee
Orange Poppy Seed Cake
Vanilla Crème Anglaise, Mandarine & Mint Salad
Dark Belgian Chocolate & Caramel Mousse
Red Fruit Coulis
Lemon Sorbet
Fresh Basil & a Splash of Vodka

Christmas Menu 2015

We open on a Monday over December! Early Bird from 17:00 - 18:15 32.00. Set Christmas Dinner Menu 42.00

First Course

Cream of Roasted Hazelnut and Celeriac Soup
drizzled with Hazelnut oil
Pan-fried quail
slowly cooked Puys Lentils with Smoked Bacon, Onion and Carrot, Red Wine and Thyme Jus
Gravlax
Sugar Cured Salmon on a bed of warm Potato Salad with Sweet Pepper, fresh Tarragon & Lemon dressing
Roast Pumpkin Risotto
Canaroli Rice, Roast Butternut Squash Puree, Crème Fraiche, roasted Pumpkin Seeds, drizzled with Sun Dried Tomato Pesto & topped with Parmesan Cheese

Second Course

Confit de Canard
Duck Leg Confit with slowly cooked White Beans, Red Wine Sauce
Pan-fried Fillet of Cod
on a bed of Buttered Cabbage with Spring Onion, Tomato Concasse and Smoked Bacon, Mashed Potato & Sauvignon Blanc White Wine Sauce
Slowly Braised Pork Belly
with Star anise, five Spices served with wilted baby Spinach, French beans, Truffle scented Mashed Potato and glazed with a Rich Red Wine Sauce
Grilled Prime Irish Rib Eye Steak
served with Pommes Salardaises, mixed Leaves and Garlic Butter (5.00 supplement)

Third Course

Ginger flavoured Crème Brulee
Tuile Biscuit
Warm Chocolate Mousse
Roasted Hazelnut & Bourbon Vanilla Ice cream
French Farmhouse Cheese Platter

What 190 people are saying

The Blackboard Bistro - Permanently Closed reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.2Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

190 Reviews

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SheilaO
Seattle / Eastern Washington5 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 23, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We ate at the Blackboard on our last night in Dublin. Our original reservation was for 6:45 but we needed to change to an earlier time at the last minute. They kindly accommodated our request and made us feel right at home when we arrived. The menu is small, but well executed and with enough variety that we each ( the 4 of us) had a different starter and main. Quiet and relaxing atmosphere and friendly service made it a wonderful last meal in Ireland on our trip.
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OpenTable Diner
Ireland1 review
4.0
Dined on December 15, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We had an excellent three course lunch that I would describe as classically French. Very strong on flavour and sauces that were not overpowering. No hesitation in recommending the Bistro for lunch and may just return shortly to sample their jazz evening!
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OpenTable Diner
London1 review
5.0
Dined on November 28, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I visited the Blackboard Bistro a week ago with my partner. We both enjoyed 2 courses from the set evening menu. Starters and mains were executed perfectly, and portion sizes were well judged, leaving us full but not overly so. Had there been slightly different choices on the dessert menu we would have definitely made room. The service was warm and attentive from start to finish. Would highly recommend and will definitely be visiting again soon.
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OpenTable Diner
Manchester/Greater Manchester54 reviews
3.0
Dined on November 11, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
warm welcome, interesting menu, good service: the starter of warm salad of potato, leaves,chorizo was tasty and well presented. However unfortunately the main course of venison was accompanied by mashed potato, new potatoes and carrots - very heavy on the starches, and red cabbage as the only lighter relief - not to my taste tho' other diners cleaned their plates. the wine list is also relatively limited especially by the glass tho' drinkable enough. reasonably priced but a bit disappointing
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OpenTable Diner
London3 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 29, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Both the staff and the food at this charming, slightly hidden-away yet central, cellar-style restaurant are outstanding. The maitre d' was attentive and informative about the menu, which itself, presented a very tempting array of imaginative starters. I particularly recommend the fish stew, which delicately combines the flavours of at least three types of fish with cockles and mussels in a delicious tomato-based soup. Our only disappointment was that the list mains was comparatively more limited, and the rib of beef was already no longer available at 8.30pm. Set menu prices are a bit high, but not bad by Dublin standards. Overall, I would definitely recommend this restaurant for small family parties, get-togethers with friends, and romantic meals.
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OpenTable Diner
Dublin1 review
5.0
Dined on September 11, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The whole evening was fantastic, from the beautiful meals to the service from staff, absolutely fantastic
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OpenTable Diner
Ireland3 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 15, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
The cheese was good and the meal was fine, just didn't live up to it's price. Esp when there is so much else around.
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Kevoc
Dublin21 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 1, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
A quiet little haven tucked away from the noise above, we dined early evening mid week and had the place to ourselves. The food is very french, very tasty and very reasonably priced.
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Numnum
Ireland1 review
4.0
Dined on February 14, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Managed to book a table at this lovely little bistro for Valentines night which was proving difficult in Dublin on the day of the rugby match, most places we tried were already fully booked. Found a real gem, lovely little place and the food and service were excellent, it was a set menu but sometimes that is better as they do a few dishes really well rather than try to do too many and miss the mark. My rib eye steak was perfect and my husband had the sea trout which he said was also very good. We both had the Panna Cotta which was divine. Only criticism would be that there was no decorations or flowers on the tables which would have been a nice touch given that it was a special day.
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Foodie10 VIP
London94 reviews
2.0
Dined on December 5, 2014
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The Blackboard Bistro was the wrong place to take a group of 11 people. It was badly overcrowded and our table booked for 8:00pm was not available until 8:20pm. The service was haphazard because they were understaffed and had at least two large parties to look after. On the plus side, the food was good although the menu was rather restricted.
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4 Clare Street, Dublin, Co. Dublin 2

Additional information

Neighborhood
Ballsbridge
Hours of operation
Lunch Tuesday to Friday 12:15 - 2:30 Dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5:30 - late Closed Sunday & Monday
Price
€30 and under
Cuisines
French, Irish
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, Gluten-free Options

Website
http://theblackboardbistro.ie/
Phone number
(01) 676 6839

The Blackboard Bistro - Permanently Closed

About this restaurant

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Lunch Menu

STARTERS

Rustic Tomato based Fish Soup€7.50

Warm Toulouse Sausage€8.50

Wild Mushroom Risotto with Garlic€8.50

MAIN COURSE

Marinated Pork Chop on the bone€15.95

Grilled Fillet of Cod€17.50

Roast Haunch of Wild Venison€18.95

Grilled Irish Rib€21.00

DESSERTS

Orange Poppy Seed Cake€7.95

Dark Belgian Chocolate & Caramel Mousse€7.95

Affagato€4.50

Lemon Sorbet€6.95

French Farmhouse Cheese Platter€10.50

Set Dinner Menu

STARTERS

Rustic Fish Soup with Tomato

Warm Toulouse Sausage & New Potato Salad

Tartiflette

Wild Mushroom Risotto with Garlic

MAIN COURSES

Marinated Pork Chop on the bone

Grilled Fillet of Cod

Roast Haunch of Wild Venison

Prime Irish Rib-Eye Steak

DESSERTS

Affagato

Orange Poppy Seed Cake

Dark Belgian Chocolate & Caramel Mousse

Lemon Sorbet

Christmas Menu 2015

First Course

Cream of Roasted Hazelnut and Celeriac Soup

Pan-fried quail

Gravlax

Roast Pumpkin Risotto

Second Course

Confit de Canard

Pan-fried Fillet of Cod

Slowly Braised Pork Belly

Grilled Prime Irish Rib Eye Steak

Third Course

Ginger flavoured Crème Brulee

Warm Chocolate Mousse

French Farmhouse Cheese Platter

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